About:François Marie Arouet , better known as Voltaire ( Paris, November 21, 1694 - Paris, May 30, 1778 ) was a writer , essayist , deist and philosopher Enlightenment francês.
Known for her insight and wit in defense of civil liberties, including religious freedom and free trade freedoms . It is one of many Enlightenment figures whose works and ideas influenced important thinkers of both the French Revolution as the American . Prolific writer , Voltaire produced about 70 obras 2 in almost alFrançois Marie Arouet , better known as Voltaire ( Paris, November 21, 1694 - Paris, May 30, 1778 ) was a writer , essayist , deist and philosopher Enlightenment francês.
Known for her insight and wit in defense of civil liberties, including religious freedom and free trade freedoms . It is one of many Enlightenment figures whose works and ideas influenced important thinkers of both the French Revolution as the American . Prolific writer , Voltaire produced about 70 obras 2 in almost all literary forms , signing plays, poems , novels, essays , historical and scientific works , more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets .
It was an open supporter of social reform despite strict censorship laws and harsh punishments for those who break it. A satirical polemicist , he frequently used his works to criticize Catholic Church and the French institutions of his time . Voltaire is the patriarch of Ferney . He was known for driving hard against the absolutist kings and the privileges of the clergy and nobility . By saying what he thought, was arrested twice and escape to a new prison , took refuge in England . During the three years he remained there, he met and came to admire the political ideas of John Locke.... (more)(less)